President Pranab Mukherjee will reach on a five-day visit to Shimla today for summer retreat. <br/><br/>The President, to be accompanied by his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, would preside over the golden jubilee convocation of Indira Gandhi Medical College at Peterhoff tomorrow and attend a banquet to be hosted in his honour at Raj Bhawan. Mr Mukherjee, who will stay at Chhrabra, 14 kilometres from Shimla, would host "At Home" on June 5 and return to Delhi next day.<br/><br/>The Retreat is part of the Presidents Estate and is located in a picturesque surrounding, thousand feet higher than the Shimla Ridge Top. Originally constructed in 1850, it was taken over by the then Viceroy in 1895.

President Pranab Mukerjee will reach on a five-day visit to Shimla today for summer retreat. <br/><br/>The President, to be accompanied by his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, would preside over the golden jubilee convocation of Indira Gandhi Medical College at Peterhoff tomorrow and attend a banquet to be hosted in his honour at Raj Bhawan. Mr Mukherjee, who will stay at Chhrabra, 14 kilometres from Shimla, would host "At Home" on June 5 and return to Delhi next day.<br/><br/>The Retreat is part of the Presidents Estate and is located in a picturesque surrounding, thousand feet higher than the Shimla Ridge Top. Originally constructed in 1850, it was taken over by the then Viceroy in 1895.